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The procedure for emergency non-business-hour requests in juvenile court: medical consents (the supervising social worker contacts the judicial officer by telephone), probable cause declarations reviewed by the weekend and holiday duty judge, dependency warrants requested by County Counsel from the duty judicial officer, and delinquency search and arrest warrants issued by the court's duty magistrate.
California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Superior Court of the State of California County of Orange Juvenile Court 341 THE CITY DRIVE P. O. BOX 14169 ORANGE, CA 92613-1569 657-622-5502 Chambers of Douglas J. Hatchimonji Presiding Judge of Juvenile Court Juvenile Court Administrative Order No. 11/002 After Hour and Holiday Emergency Medical Consent Requests, Probable Cause Declarations, and Dependency Warrants This rule governs the procedure to be followed for emergency non-business hour requests. A. Medical Consents: If immediate authorization is required on evenings, weekends or holidays, the Supervising Social Worker will contact the judicial officer by telephone after review of the request and verbally convey the information contained in the form. The Duty Judge may make arrangements to also receive the information by Fax, email or hand delivery. If the original was not provided to the Judicial Officer, the Social Worker will deliver the original to Juvenile Court Administration by 10:00 am the next business day. The Judicial Officer and his/her clerk will process any follow up information required and a minute order for the file. B. Probable Cause Declarations: For weekends and holidays, the Duty Judge is to provide a contact phone number to Custody Intake by 10:00 a.m. The Duty Judge will be read the declaration over the phone and can make arrangements to also receive the information by Fax, email or hand delivery. The Original shall be provided to Juvenile Administrative staff by 10:00 a.m. the next business day. C. Dependency Warrants: If immediate authorization is required on evenings, weekends or holidays, County Counsel will contact the duty judicial officer by telephone after review of the request and verbally convey the information contained in the form. The Duty Judge may make arrangements to also receive the information by Fax, email or hand delivery. County Counsel will deliver the original to Juvenile Court Administration by 10:00 am the next business day. D. Delinquency Warrants: Search Warrants and Arrest Warrants for Delinquency matters required after hours, on weekends or holidays will be issued by the Orange County Superior Court duty magistrate. This Juvenile Court Administrative Order is to remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the Presiding Judge of Juvenile Court. Dated this 22nd day of November, 2011: DOUGLAS J. HATCHIMONJI PRESIDING JUDGE of JUVENILE COURT [Letterhead: the printed telephone and fax numbers are struck through and 657-622-5502 is set below them. The day of the month is handwritten ("22nd") over the typed day; the court's Juvenile Court Orders and Protocols page lists the order as signed 11/22/2011.]
Superior Court of the State of California County of Orange Juvenile Court 341 THE CITY DRIVE P. O. BOX 14169 ORANGE, CA 92613-1569 657-622-5502 Chambers of Douglas J. Hatchimonji Presiding Judge of Juvenile Court Juvenile Court Administrative Order No. 11/002 After Hour and Holiday Emergency Medical Consent Requests, Probable Cause Declarations, and Dependency Warrants This rule governs the proced
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